- Assistant Professor, Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University
- Associate Faculty, Graduate Program in Operations Research, North Carolina State University
- Affiliated Faculty, Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics (CAMAL), North Carolina State University
- address: 915 Partners Way, Room 4175 Raleigh, NC 27695-7906
- email: sshasha2[at]ncsu[dot]edu
I am a professor and researcher of Monte Carlo simulation with focus on data science. I aspire impactful scientific contributions to long-lasting environmental/societal challenges and I value science communication. In my free time, I dance Argentine Tango, and enjoy swimming the lakes and hiking the beautiful North Carolina trails.
Grants:
- National Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI-2226347, Collaborative Research: Calibrating Digital Twins in the Era of Big Data with Stochastic Optimization, 2023 – 2026.
- AAUW Research Publication Grant in Engineering, Medicine and Science, American Educational Research Association, 2022-2023
- Research Innovation Seed Funding Award, North Carolina State University, 2022
- Faculty Research and Professional Development Award, North Carolina State University, 2021
Recent Honors and Awards:
- Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Journal of Simulation, 2022
- Distinguished Service as the Proceedings Editor, Winter Simulation Conference, 2022
- Finalist, Best Student Paper Competition, INFORMS Service Science, 2020
- with L. Mao, K. Vahdat, and J. Swann
- Finalist, Best Student Poster Competition, INFORMS Annual Meeting, 2020
- with K. Vahdat
- Outstanding Reviewer, INFORMS Simulation Society and Winter Simulation Conference, 2019
- Stage One Winner (top 25 in 300 teams), CMS Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge, 2019
- Best Student Paper Award, PhD Colloquium, Winter Simulation Conference, 2016
Recent Service:
- Journal Referee:
- SIAM Journal on Optimization, Journal of Simulation, ACM TOMACS, Entropy, Risk Analysis
- Analysis Methodology Track co-Chair, Winter Simulation Conference, 2023
- INFORMS Simulation (I-Sim) Society Treasurer, 2022-2024
- Proceedings c0-Editor, Winter Simulation Conference, 2022
- “Derivative-free Optimization” Cluster Chair, International Conference on Continuous Optimization (ICCOPT), 2022
- Invited Session Organizer for Model Uncertainty and Robust Simulation Track of Winter Simulation Conference, 2021-2022
- Session Organizer, Canadian Operation Research Society Conference, 2021
- Chair and Member, INFORMS Simulation Society Committee for Underrepresented Minorities and Women, 2019-21